In this ongoing class designed for 3rd and 4th graders, learners will master essential skills in English Language Arts to become proficient with new vocabulary, grammar, communication, pronunciation, writing, spelling, speaking and listening. Over 50 weeks of lessons will cover vocabulary, grammar, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, similes, metaphors, figurative language, plural nouns, irregular verbs, word families, prefixes, suffixes & more!

Here is what Outschool parents have to say about this class:
💬"This course is well-structured and to the point. In-class activities are well-designed and fun for the learners. The instructor does a great job covering so much information in 30 minutes. My learner is engaged all the time!"

💬"Ms. Sara's ELA class is excellent! I signed my daughter up for the class so that she can expand her vocabulary and continue to grow in ELA over the summer, and the class has been a great fit. Despite the class starting at 8 am in the morning during summer break, my daughter said after the first class, "That was fun!"

🌟Leaves of Learning Academy is rated "Popular" by Outschool because we are in the top 10% of all teachers on Outschool. This means we offer classes that are in high demand that fill up quickly! 🌟



Each lesson is conducted using Nearpod. Nearpod is a digital tool that uses slide-based learning resources that are interactive for students to engage with and learn from. Each learner will access their own set of Nearpod slides to participate in the lesson by completing fill in the blank questions, matching activities, multiple choice questions, drawing tasks, responding to open ended prompts and quiz games. Nearpod can also use gamification of information to make learning more engaging and fun.

Class Structure:
💻3 minutes: Welcome and Build Community
👩‍🏫 7 minutes: Instruction/Lesson/Nearpod
👩‍💻15 minutes: Student Engagement/Independent and Guided Practice
🙋‍♀️5 minutes: Review and Wrap UP


Week of March 3: Identifying Vocabulary Words Using Antonyms
Week of March 10: Using Synonyms for Context Clues
Week of March 17: Using Antonyms for Context Clues
Week of March 24: Homographs: Words With The Same Spelling But Different Meanings
Week of March 31: Shades of Meaning
Week of April 7: Metaphors and Similes
Week of April 14: Real-Life Connections Between Words
Week of April 21: Words That Signal Spatial and Temporal Relationships
Week of April 28: Synonyms
Week of May 5: Antonyms
Week of May 12: Homophones
Week of May 19: Figurative Language: Idioms
Week of May 26: Figurative Language: Personification
Week of June 2: Figurate Language: Hyperbole
Week of June 9: Parts of Speech: Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, and Adverbs
Week of June 16: Simple and Complex Sentences
Week of June 23: Their, There, They're
Week of June 30: Prefixes
Week of July 7: Suffixes
Week of July 14: Prepositions
Wek of July 21: Cause and Effect
Week of July 28: Were, We're, Where, Wear
Week of August 4: Through, Threw, Thought, Throw, Though
Week of August 11: lie/lay, lose/loose, set/sit, breath, breathe
Week of August 18: Using Wow Words
Week of August 25: Spicing Up Sentences
Week of September 1: Paragraphs
Week of September 8: Relative Pronouns (Who, Whom)
Week of September 15: Appositives
Week of September 22: Types of Sentences
Week of September 29: Commas
Week of October 6: Punctuating Speech
Week of October 13: Coordinating Conjunctions
Week of October 20: Words That Signal Comparison
Week of October 27: Words That Signal Contrast
Week of November 3: Multiple-Meaning Phrases
Week of November 10: Analogies
Week of November 17: Analogy Word Relationships
Week of November 24: Prefixes
Week of December 1: Suffixes
Week of December 8: Using Affixes to Find the Meaning
Week of December 15: Combining Prefixes and Suffixes
Week of December 22: Using Root Words to Find the Meaning
Week of December 29: Fun With New Vocabulary
Week of January 5: Spelling Changes When Adding Suffixes
Week of January 12: Spelling Changes When Using Irregular Verbs
Week of January 19: Spelling Changes for Plural Nouns
Week of January 26: Spelling Changes for Words That End with ch, sh, s, x, z
Week of February 2: Recognizing Word Families
Week of February 9: Identifying Vocabulary Words Using Synonyms


*Your learner will need to know how to open a second tab on their device to access the Nearpod. Or, your learner can use a second device.

*Leaves of Learning Academy is an organization on Outschool with about 18 teachers. Occasionally, the teacher for this class may not be able to teach and a substitute teacher from the organization will take her place. Only teachers trained to teach this class will serve as a possible substitute for the class. A message will be posted in the Outschool classroom before the class takes place in the event a substitute will be teaching. I am happy to offer a refund to any learner who prefers not to attend the class with a substitute. Please send a message through Outschool in that event and I will issue a refund. Thank you!

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👀We also offer a 4th/5th grade level of this class, rated Popular by Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/english-language-arts-4th-5th-6th-grade-kFkYcps7?usid=OpnolQ0w&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

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Outschool policies regarding refunds for classes:

✅If your learner misses a class meeting, you are not entitled to a refund. Your teacher may, however, transfer your learner to another available section, or provide a class recording, at their discretion.
✅If your learner has not joined the meeting 10 minutes after the class’s start time, the meeting may be cancelled, at the teacher’s discretion. This is considered a missed meeting and you are not entitled to a refund.
✅Refunds are not guaranteed in the event that your learner misses a past or future class meeting due to a schedule conflict, and will depend on the class-specific refund policy.
✅If your learner’s meeting time changes because of daylight saving time starting or ending for several world regions, you are not entitled to a refund if they’re unable to attend. Please review your learner’s schedule ahead of time to ensure you know when classes are meeting.